Living Donation

Thanks to advances in medical science, it is becoming increasingly common to safely donate certain organs while alive – usually a kidney or a portion of one's liver. Although the decision to become a living donorinvolves careful consideration, living donation offers transplant candidates a potentially life-saving alternative to waiting for an organ from a deceased donor.

In 2015, Donate Life Northwest launched Erase the Wait – a program that provides education to kidney patients about their full range of treatment options. Within Erase the Wait, we offer Transplant Education classes to dialysis patients as well as a peer Mentorship Program for transplant candidates wanting to explore living donation.

If you are interested in learning more about Erase the Wait or joining one of our programs, please visit: www.EraseTheWait.org

Living Kidney Donation Programs in Oregon & Southwest Washington

Donate Life Northwest's Donor Registry is for deceased donation only. If you are interested in being a living donor, it’s important to educate yourself about the donation process, required testing, financial considerations, risks and recovery. Kidneys are the most common organs donated by living donors and most transplant centers in Oregon and SW Washington focus on this type of living transplant. Contact a local transplant center to learn more:

Blood

Bone Marrow

Cal Mitchell thought he was just going to get some results back on routine blood work that day in 2006. Instead, he learned that life had changed forever with a diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease (PKD).